Men, women and children, who include the Lund and Greulich families, pose on tailings in the mine dump of the Dew Drop Mine near Ward in Frances (Camp Francis, Dew Drop, Boulder County), Colorado. Two women wear long dresses and capes, one woman wears a long dress and a shawl, and holds a bonnet. The men wear suits, vests, overcoats, and hats. Two young girls wear matching dark dresses with puff sleeves. A young boy sits on a set of ore car wheels on a tipple. A log retaining wall, a ladder and lumber are near the tailings. The shaft house and a cabin are nearby.